Re: NFL 2K5 IS better than Madden 09...get over it haters.
My opinion -
1) Despite being over four years old, dead and obsolete, 2K5 still surpasses Madden next-gen in nearly every aspect with the exception of the stadium designs. Madden's player models still look like im playing midget bowl. 2K5 surpasses Madden in graphics, player models, animations, presentation, commentary and most of all, it's a lot more fun to play. Madden always had a better franchise mode including a lot of stuff that I wanted to see in 2K5 but here's the difference people, there is no more NFL 2K so obviously, Madden should have a lot more stuff that 2K5 didnt have but at the same time, there's a lot of stuff in 2K5 that four years later, still isnt in Madden and that's just sad. There's flaws, bugs and glitches in both games, major and minor. Of course, most of them can be worked around in 2K5 and im sure that goes for Madden too depending on the player and if he/she knows they're doing.
The reason why 2K5 is still being played four years later instead of Madden is simple - it's still more FUN to play. When you have so many people (including myself) take their own personal time to update a four year old game so they can still play it instead of switching over to Madden every year, that should tell people that it's still worth playing more than spending $50 on Madden just to avoid doing all the updating. After all, if 2K5 wasnt worth playing, no one would be updating it like they do.
The main reason why 2K fans still bash Madden is also simple - it's because that four years later, 2K5 still surpasses Madden in a lot of areas including that it's still more FUN to play. Another main reason being presentation. Seriously, EA only purchased the ESPN license for 15 years so they could take it away from the other 2K sports games but the sad part is that over three and a half years later after that deal, the presentation is still average at best and im sorry but that's just sad and unacceptable.
Four years later, the same bugs and glitches that even Madden fans complain about year in and year out are still present and the reason why is simple - EA doesnt care whatsoever and never will until their total sales and market share decline. Think about it - if you're going to buy Madden evey year no matter what, what's the point of EA taking the development time to actually imrove the game? There's no reason for them to because they know the same people that have purchased Madden the last 20 years or whatever the hell it's been will be back for the next 20 years.
The reason why Madden fans bash 2K5 is also simple - it's because they know deep down that in so many areas, 2K5 surpasses Madden. After all, why bash a game that's been dead and obsolete for over four years if they think that Madden was/is so great and superior like they claim it to be? They wouldnt be bashing 2K5 to begin with, would they?
This is why I dont even bother with Madden fans whatsoever. I bashed Madden after the deal was announced but that was mainly because I was pissed off that there was no more competition which is needed to make the products better. Now, im just updating and playing 2K5 myself and act as if Madden doesnt exist.
The biggest reason why I will never ever buy and play Madden is simple too - I know that without competition, EA will just go through the motions every year and not even care about their product. 2K5 isnt perfect and neither is Madden but at least with Visual Concepts, they care about making their games better every year. And of course, they always had extra incentive considering the fact that they were the developers for Madden early on and then were dumped by EA in favor of Tirubon.
2) After seeing the trailers and demo's for the generic football game entitled "Backbreaker" which uses the Euphoria engine, I can honestly say that despite their being no NFL/NFLPA licenses, that game will be the most realistic game of football ever which in the end, will hopefully force EA to improve their game and even better, will hopefully be enough for the NFL to eliminate this exclusive crap and allow more NFL games every year so all football fans will have more than one choice every year.
3) Regarding the moderators favoring Madden, of course they do. After all, they're working for Operation Sports which gets paid to advertise Madden on their site so even if a moderator hates Madden, he or she will never say so because that would be bad for business. Hell, Operation Sports has a Madden Mania link. That pretty much sums it all up right there.
Enough said. Sorry for the long post.
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